Alright, so I'm back from Camp Jeep and ASP, but I've actually left again. I'm currently at my sister's apartment in Syracuse, NY. Tomorrow, we're driving up to Laconia, NH for a funeral. Ah yes, that brings me to the unpleasant news. My grandfather (Dad's father, Poppy) passed away last Wednesday evening (I had previously written about health problems he was having). I was in Morgan County, TN at ASP at the time and there was a big hoopla about the whole thing.
First, it was a royal pain for my father to even find the number to the place I was. Secondly, there is only one phone and it's for ASP staff only. Thirdly, the staff had to find me, inform me that my father called and that things didn't sound alright.
That, of course, signals the worst. So, I call and find out that Poppy passed away.
I should probably say something about my relationship with my grandfather: it was non-existent. The only contact we had was the checks he would send at Christmas and my birthday and the thank yous I sent in return. None of his children had a very good relationship with him. I'm sure that explains some of the bad relationship that I have with my Dad. Anyway, I'm not really hurt by his death, but I was very shaken when I first found out. I'm don't really know how to explain it. I'm not going to miss the relationship we had, but I'm going to miss the relationship that we didn't have--the kind that I should have had with him, the kind of relationship kids are supposed to have with their grandparents. The same went for my grandmother (my Dad's mother--she passed away in November 1999) , but that was more my fault than anything else.
When I found out that he had passed, I called my Mom (my parents are divorced and I was pretty sure my Dad wouldn't call her) and left her a voicemail. I also called a friend at home and left a voicemail asking for prayer through this situation. I cried a little. I haven't really felt much of anything about the whole thing beside that, so I don't know if I'm still in for a bout of grief. I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
I'll be traveling for the next couple of days, not that my web site is working, but still. I have plenty to post about the past week, including pictures. Hopefully I'll have that stuff up this weekend.
